This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Science > Earth > Environmental Sciences – Quiz 542 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Environmental Sciences Quiz 542 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. The Joshua Tree in the Mojave Desert:this is an example of a(n) ..... species that is confined to a certain region or having a comparatively restricted distribution. A) Endemic. B) Indicator. C) Native. D) Umbrella. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Endemic. 2. Energy from the sun, water, air, wood, and soil are all examples of what kind of energy? A) Ecological energy. B) Organic energy. C) Renewable energy. D) Solar energy. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Renewable energy. 3. A law of economics that says the greater the demand for a limited supply is, the more the thing will be worth is A) Law of the Land. B) Law of Covid. C) Law of Supply and Demand. D) Law of Walmart. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Law of Supply and Demand. 4. The practice of growing, breeding, and caring for plants and animals that are used for food, clothing, housing, etc. A) Farming. B) Agriculture. C) Horticulture. D) Zoology. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Agriculture. 5. How did the Green Revolution work and what did it bring about? A) It increased the use of pesticides and it brought less destruction of land. B) It increased the use of farm equipment and it brought less need for large amounts of water. C) It increased the use of mechanization and chemicals and it brought larger harvests. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) It increased the use of mechanization and chemicals and it brought larger harvests. 6. Buildup of certain chemicals in living tissues A) Overfishing. B) Biomagnification. C) Asbestos. D) Bioaccumulation. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Bioaccumulation. 7. Herbivores A) Plant eater. B) Meat eater. C) Plant and meat eater. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Plant eater. 8. Which layer of the atmosphere has the greatest air pressure? A) Troposphere. B) Stratosphere. C) Mesosphere. D) Thermosphere. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Troposphere. 9. What is the ultimate function of ecological succession in an environment? A) To create different types of environments on Earth. B) To form environments that can never be destroyed. C) To limit the kinds of organisms that live in an environment. D) To rebuild biodiversity through natural stages. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) To rebuild biodiversity through natural stages. 10. What is an example of an invasive species where we live? A) Deer. B) Kudzu. C) Skunks. D) Corn. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Kudzu. 11. Mechanism of evolution where the organisms best suited to their environment get to survive and reproduce A) Natural Selection. B) Artificial Selection. C) Speciation. D) Extinction. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Natural Selection. 12. What is open-pit coal mining? A) Large open airhole, walls are stepped to prevent rockslides. B) Taking surface off and mining from the top of the surface. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Large open airhole, walls are stepped to prevent rockslides. 13. Animals that are hunted for food or sport are called ..... A) Target. B) Threatened. C) Game. D) Nuisance. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Game. 14. What is the stage of the water cycle in which water collects in an ocean or a lake? A) Collection. B) Runoff. C) Transpiration. D) Precipitation. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Collection. 15. What is the following description an example of? The birds, insects, worms, and grass which live in or around Ralph Field. A) Community. B) Ecosystem. C) Habitat. D) Population. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Community. 16. Practice of growing, breeding, and caring for plantsand animals used for a variety of purposes A) Agriculture. B) Developed countries. C) Developing nation. D) Ecology. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Agriculture. 17. Which of the following is the best example of a source of Point Source Pollution? A) Pet owners leaving waste on the ground. B) Runoff from farms that brings animal waste into a stream. C) Home owners washing cars near a storm drain. D) A fabric company that pours extra dye into a nearby stream. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) A fabric company that pours extra dye into a nearby stream. 18. ON WHAT FACTORS DOES LAND UTILISATION DEPENDS? A) PHYSICAL. B) PSYCHOLOGICAL. C) HUMAN. D) BOTH A AND C. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) BOTH A AND C. 19. True or False:If something cannot be observed using the 5 senses, is not testable or measurable, then it is not science. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 20. In a controlled experiment, the variable that is changed to test the hypothesis is called the A) Controlled variable. B) Responding variable. C) Independent variable. D) Dependent variable. 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